date:Apr 14, 2014
According to information provided by Eurostat/ICEX, over 46% of the EU's pepper imports originated from Spain. In total, Spain shipped 518,000 tonnes of peppers to the EU markets, reaching a total turnover of 747.5 million Euro.
The second place was for the Netherlands, with a market share of approximately 35% and a total of 395,000 tonnes shipped. In terms of turnover, the Netherlands surpassed Spain with its better prices. The total turnover achieved by the Netherlands stood at 774 million E